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Brazilian govt confirms rise in deforestation

Mongabay
2 April 2013 at 0:08 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:31)

Brazil’s National Space Research Agency INPE today confirmed an apparent rise in Amazon forest clearing for the four-month period ending February 28, 2013.

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